12-31-2019, 08:15 AM
@deanhills
From the specifics included in the Virmach quote, the IP does indeed belong to an Arizona-based IP range; ie it's a US IP (thus my reasoning was wrong about it being German.)
By default, Speedtest tries to chose the most suitable host (host with the lowest latency -ie. the nearest- from its list) before running its test. That's what made think the IP was German, given that the host in your test was in Frankfurt. What happens to the latency when you run that test against a host in the US south (TX, AZ NV..) ? Did you try that?
Reading the rest of your response, I would say that the IP is Arizona-based and the first public router it hits is in Las Vegas, NV.
... But I still maintain that port 22 is hard-coded somewhere in their "protected networking" setup which prevents you from changing it.
Sorry if I've added to your confusion :-)
From the specifics included in the Virmach quote, the IP does indeed belong to an Arizona-based IP range; ie it's a US IP (thus my reasoning was wrong about it being German.)
By default, Speedtest tries to chose the most suitable host (host with the lowest latency -ie. the nearest- from its list) before running its test. That's what made think the IP was German, given that the host in your test was in Frankfurt. What happens to the latency when you run that test against a host in the US south (TX, AZ NV..) ? Did you try that?
Reading the rest of your response, I would say that the IP is Arizona-based and the first public router it hits is in Las Vegas, NV.
... But I still maintain that port 22 is hard-coded somewhere in their "protected networking" setup which prevents you from changing it.
Sorry if I've added to your confusion :-)